South Africa knocks back Zimbabwe for emergency loan

South Africa has confirmed it rejected a request to give Zimbabwe a $1.2bn emergency loan in December.The government of struggling Zimbabwe had hoped the money could help stabilise the economy and address the country’s fuel shortages. But a spokesperson from South Africa Treasury said the country “does not have that kind of money”. The spokesperson confirmed that officials from Zimbabwe had approached their department in December to ask for the billion dollar loan.

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